EP4049941A1 - Dispositif porteur de contenants - Google Patents

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EP4049941A1
EP4049941A1 EP19832714.0A EP19832714A EP4049941A1 EP 4049941 A1 EP4049941 A1 EP 4049941A1 EP 19832714 A EP19832714 A EP 19832714A EP 4049941 A1 EP4049941 A1 EP 4049941A1
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Josep Maria Berga Ferres
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Alzamora Packaging SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
    • B65D71/42—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00246—Locating elements for the contents
    • B65D2571/00253—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00259—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper inwardly folded tabs, i.e. elements substantially narrower than the corresponding package dimension
    • B65D2571/00265—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper inwardly folded tabs, i.e. elements substantially narrower than the corresponding package dimension extending from the upper or lower wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00246—Locating elements for the contents
    • B65D2571/00253—Locating elements for the contents integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/0029—Openings in top or bottom walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00654—Blanks
    • B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet

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  • the object of the present invention application is to register a container-carrying device which incorporates significant innovations and advantages over the techniques used up until now.
  • the invention proposes the development of a container-carrying device which, because of its particular arrangement, preferably allows the manual carrying of beverage cans or bottles grouped in the form of a "pack" in a manner that is more effective, more resistant, safer and simpler for the user.
  • said grouping means for beverage cans or containers have certain drawbacks, such as discomfort and difficulty in the manual carrying thereof, and it is particularly easy for the cans or containers being carried to accidentally or unintentionally slip or fall out.
  • the interaction of the cans or containers with the grouping means can cause the material thereof to tear and, therefore, it is necessary to improve the resistance of the weakest parts thereof that are most likely to tear.
  • the mutual contact between the different grouping means can also lead to wear and deterioration.
  • the present invention helps to solve and overcome the present problems as it allows the manual carrying of beverage cans or containers grouped together in the form of a "pack" in a manner that is more effective, more resistant, safer and simpler for the user.
  • the present invention has been developed with the aim of providing a container-carrying device that comprises a body which has on the surface thereof at least one opening that is sized for a container to be passed and tightly inserted therethrough, said opening having a contour that has at least one tab extended towards the inside of the same opening, thereby defining a transition region between the tab and the body.
  • Said tab has folding and bending capability in relation to the body and said contour has, on at least one section adjacent to the transition region of a tab, a rounded chamfer geometry.
  • the containers may be any type of vessel configured to store a liquid or solid.
  • the geometry of the opening shall preferably be in accordance with the geometry of the container to be carried by means of the carrying device according to the invention, so that in a condition of use of said carrying device, in which a container has been inserted through the opening, said container shall be fitted to said opening.
  • Said containers are preferably cans or bottles, and more preferably have a neck area.
  • the opening will preferably have a geometry of a circumference and in a condition of use of the carrying device in which a container has been inserted through the opening, tabs are arranged on this neck area.
  • the body can have a polygonal geometry and, more specifically, a rectangular one.
  • the body preferably has a laminar-type design and can be made of solid fibreboard, more specifically of the Kraft type (classified by the following grades: SUS, GN4, CNKand UUK).
  • the contour of the opening can be defined or interpreted as the linear perimeter of said opening.
  • the tabs can have a symmetrical geometry, specifically, a circular, elliptical, polygonal, rectangular or trapezoidal geometry.
  • transition region can also be understood as the intermediate region between the tab and the body of the carrying device.
  • transition region refers to the fact that it may be difficult to determine whether said region belongs to the tab or to the body.
  • the section adjacent to the transition region is a section that is characterised in that it is in contact with the transition region, delimiting it.
  • the contour has on at least one section adjacent to the transition region of at least one tab, a rounded chamfer geometry.
  • a rounded chamfer geometry can also be interpreted as a rounded corner geometry, such that a vertex is not defined.
  • the rounded chamfer geometry is preferably a circular arc.
  • a rounded chamfer geometry corresponds to a graphic representation of a mathematical function, of the type that in infinitesimal and vector calculus is continuous and able to be derived in real numbers.
  • this adjacent section with a chamfer geometry is to join the tab to the contour without interruption, thereby preventing said joint from being made through vertices, given that vertices have less resistance and easily lead to the tearing of the tabs.
  • the aforementioned rounded chamfer geometry improves the resistance to tearing of the previously mentioned tabs when they interact with the container when inserted through the opening.
  • the geometry of the rounded chamfer corresponds to an arc radius between 0.45 mm and 1.5 mm.
  • the adjacent sections will be situated on the lower part of the sides that join the tab to the contour.
  • one region of at least one tab when said container-carrying device is in a condition of use, one region of at least one tab, such that said region is adjacent to the upper free edge of the same tab, it is configured to withstand compressive load and force.
  • the carrying device of the invention does not require the tab of the contour on which a section adjacent to the transition region thereof has a rounded chamfer geometry to be configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands compressive load and force.
  • the carrying device of the invention can have at least one tab of the contour in which a section adjacent to the transition region thereof has a rounded chamfer geometry and another tab can be configured so that, in a condition of use, of the carrying device it withstands compressive load and force.
  • the carrying device of the invention can have at least one tab of the contour in which a section adjacent to the transition region thereof has a rounded chamfer geometry, and at the same time this tab can be configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands compressive load and force.
  • the container-carrying device in the case that said container-carrying device has at least one tab in which a region of said tab adjacent to the upper free edge of the same is enabled so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands compressive load and force, at least one section of the contour from which a tab does not extend will be configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands tractive load and force.
  • This narrowing allows the stresses resulting from the compression of the tab to be released and/or compensated for, thereby preventing tearing of the tabs or of the carrying device.
  • the carrying device according to the invention can comprise a plurality of tabs in which one region of the tab that is adjacent to the upper free edge of the same tab is able withstand compressive load and force in a condition of use of the carrying device.
  • at least one section of the contour of said carrying device from which no tab extends can be configured so that, in a condition of use of the same carrying device, it withstands tractive load and force sufficient to compensate for the compressive load and force of the tabs.
  • the contour has two sections adjacent to the transition region between one same tab and the body with a chamfer geometry and arranged in opposite positions with respect to the transition region.
  • one same tab would be joined to the body by each side thereof through an adjacent section with a chamfer geometry.
  • the sections arranged in opposite positions with respect to the transition region are preferably symmetrical with respect to the axis of symmetry of the tab.
  • said container-carrying device comprises at least two tabs and the contour has on at least one section adjacent to the transition region between at least one of those tabs and the body, a rounded chamfer geometry.
  • said container-carrying device comprises two contiguous tabs.
  • at least one section of the contour with a rounded chamfer geometry is arranged adjacent to the transition region between one of the contiguous tabs and the body and is free from contact with the other contiguous tab (meaning, with the transition region between the other contiguous tab and the body).
  • the container-carrying device can comprise a spacing between at least two tabs.
  • the contour preferably has two sections adjacent to each transition region between a tab and the body with a chamfer geometry arranged in opposite positions with respect to the spacing. This means that the joining area of one tab to the contour and the joining area of the other tab (separated from the first by the spacing) to the contour closest to the aforementioned first joining area have a chamfer geometry.
  • At least one region of at least one of these tabs is enabled so that in a condition of use of the container device, it withstands compressive load and force.
  • the spacing (and more specifically the region of the contour that is adjacent to the spacing) existing between these two tabs is enabled so that it withstands tractive load and force in a condition of use of the carrying device and, even more preferably, to such a degree that it is able to essentially compensate the load and force of compression withstood by the aforementioned tabs.
  • the balance obtained between the stress of compression and traction ensures an improved fastening of the container to the carrying device.
  • the fastening of the container based on the weight exerted by the same results in 60% compressive load and force withstood by the tabs, and in 40% tractive load and force withstood by the spacings.
  • the spacing has a symmetrical geometry which preferably allows the sections mentioned in the previous paragraph to be symmetrical with respect to the axis of symmetry of the spacing.
  • the region of the contour of the opening that corresponds to the spacing has a rectilinear geometric path and, more specifically, a straight path.
  • the container-carrying device can comprise a contour with at least three tabs, at least two tabs being contiguous and at least one spacing existing between two tabs.
  • the contour has at least one section with a rounded chamfer geometry adjacent to the transition region between one of the tabs which is contiguous and the body and/or a section with a rounded chamfer geometry adjacent to the transition region of one of the tabs separated by the spacing.
  • the contour of said carrying device has at least one distribution of tabs according to a sequence that repeats at least once throughout the contour.
  • This sequence can comprise at least two contiguous tabs and/or a space. Specifically, this space can be between two tabs and/or can be situated at the beginning of the sequence and/or at the end of the sequence.
  • At least one tab of the sequence comprises a region which is adjacent to the upper edge of said tab in which the aforementioned region is configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands compressive load and force.
  • At least one region of the contour that is adjacent to at least one space of the sequence is configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, it withstands tractive load and force and, even more preferably, to such a degree that it is able to compensate for at least the compressive load and force withstood by a tab.
  • the regions of the contour that are adjacent to at least one space of the sequence are configured so that, in a condition of use of the carrying device, they withstand tractive load and force to such a degree that they are able to compensate for the compressive load and force withstood by the tabs.
  • the spaces are configured to release the stresses created by the compression of the tabs, thereby preventing possible tearing.
  • the fastening of the container based on the weight exerted by the same results in 60% compressive load and force withstood by the tabs, and in 40% tractive load and force withstood by the region of the contour of the opening of the body that corresponds to the spaces.
  • the region of the contour of the opening that corresponds to the space has a straight geometric path and, more specifically, a straight path.
  • examples of possible tab sequences could either be: tab-space; tab-tab-space; tab-tab-tab-space; tab-space-tab, tab-space-tab-tab; tab-tab-space-tab; tab-tab-space-tab; etc.
  • the section of the contour adjacent to the transition region between a tab and the body that has a rounded chamfer geometry can be in the transition region between a tab of the sequence and the body, or in the transition region between another tab of the body that does not follow any type of sequence.
  • the section adjacent to the transition region between a tab and the body that has a rounded chamfer geometry is in the transition region between a tab of the sequence and the body.
  • the contour has, on two sections adjacent to the transition region between a tab according to the sequence and the body in opposite positions with respect to the transition region, a rounded chamfer geometry.
  • the contour in the case that in the sequence there is a space between a first tab and a second tab, the contour preferably has at least on one section adjacent to the transition region between the first tab according to the sequence and the body closest to the space, a rounded chamfer geometry and in another section adjacent to the transition region between the second tab according to the sequence and the body closest to the space, a rounded chamfer geometry.
  • the manual carrying of containers grouped together in the form of a "pack" is achieved in a manner that is more effective, more resistant, safer and simpler for the user.
  • the container-carrying device of the invention proposed comprises a laminar-type body 1 with a rectangular geometry, which has on the surface thereof at least one opening 2.
  • Said openings 2 are sized for a beverage can or container to be tightly pass therethrough and have a contour 3, understood as the linear perimeter thereof, which has at least one tab 4 extended toward the inside of the same opening 2.
  • transition region 5 which may also be called intermediate region, as seen more clearly in enlarged detail A of Figure 2 .
  • said tab 4 has folding or bending capability in relation to the body 1.
  • the distribution of tabs 4 on the contour 3 follows a specific sequence 8 that is repeated at least once throughout the same contour 3, as seen in Figure 1 .
  • Said sequence 8 comprises at least one space 9 that is between two tabs 4 and also two contiguous tabs 4.
  • the sequence 8 is shown inside a dashed line, and it is repeated four times, occupying the entire contour 3 of the opening 2.
  • the contour 3 of the opening 2 has at least one section 7 with a rounded chamfer geometry, as can be seen in enlarged detail A of Figure 2 .
  • Said section 7 is adjacent to or in contact with the transition region 5.
  • the rounded chamfer has rounded corners with no vertices and corresponds to an arc.
  • the radius of this arc is preferably between 0.45 mm and 1.5 mm.
  • FIG. 1 The enlarged detail A of Figure 2 shows how the contour 3 has two sections 7 with a rounded chamfer geometry arranged in opposite positions with respect to the space 9.
  • Enlarged detail A of Figure 2 also shows how the space 9 is between a first tab 4a and a second tab 4b.
  • the section 7 with a rounded chamfer geometry is adjacent to the transition region 5 between the first tab 4a and the body 1 closest to the space 9.
  • Another section 7 with a rounded chamfer geometry is adjacent to the transition region 5 between the second tab 4b and the body 1 closest to the space 9.
  • the tabs 4 have a symmetrical polygonal, rectangular or trapezoidal geometry.
  • the space 9 also has a symmetrical geometry, the two sections 7 of the contour 3 having symmetrical rounded chamfer geometries with respect to the axis of symmetry of the same space 9.
  • each one of the two sections 7 of the contour 3 connects by means of the rounded chamfer to the sides of the tabs 4a and 4b arranged on either side of the axis of symmetry of the space 9.
  • the region of the contour 3 of the opening 2 that corresponds to the space 9 has a straight path.
  • the sections 7 with the rounded chamfer adjacent to or in contact with the transition region 5 of the tabs 4 prevent the tearing of the material of the body 1 when tightly passing the beverage can or container through the openings 2 of the same body 1.
  • FIG. 3 another highly advantageous aspect of the arrangement of the container-carrying device of the proposed invention is that in the use thereof, by tightly inserting and arranging a container through the opening 2, the action of the weight of the container itself causes the region of the tabs 4 that corresponds to the upper free edge of the same tabs 4 to withstand compressive load and force.
  • the region of the same contour 3 of the opening 2 that corresponds to the spaces 9 withstands tractive load and force.
  • the fastening of the container based on the weight exerted by the same results in around 60% compressive load and force withstood by the tabs 4 and around 40% tractive load and force withstood by the region of the contour 3 of the opening 2 of the body 1 that corresponds to the spaces 9 or spacings.

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